The liver’s primary purpose is to convert fat-soluble toxins (most toxins are fat-soluble) into water-soluble waste through a two-step process so that your body can excrete them via sweat, urine, and bowel movements. Toxins include chemicals in your diet and environment, such as pesticides, insecticides, dry-cleaning chemicals, alcohol, cosmetics, and household cleaning products, as well as hormonal waste—that is, hormones your body has already used and needs to get rid of. Hormones are fat-soluble because that allows them to stay in the body longer; if they were water-soluble, you’d eliminate
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